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Joseph Shavit
Nov 30, 2022
Incredible biobatteries can generate power for weeks
Watson College of Engineering has been working for years on biobatteries, which generate electricity through bacterial interaction.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 26, 2022
Revolutionary solid state lithium metal EV battery charges in just 15 minutes
Researchers claim that they can increase the autonomy of an electric car by up to 80%, and that it can charge from 0 to 80% in just 15 min.

Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2022
Space-based solar power beams will soon be powering our cities
The potential of the technology is to capture sunlight and then beam it wirelessly to Earth, to then supply cities, factories and households


Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2022
World's-first battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were first developed in 2016 and promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 20, 2022
Breakthrough transparent solar cells found to generate power 1000x more efficiently
Solar panels often get a bad rap for spoiling the appearance of homes and businesses. Yet, this may be about to change.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2022
Novel technology can power your home for days using half the water needed to flush a toilet
Emission-free hydrogen could, one day, entirely replace fossil fuels - and a start up believes it can make it accessible to all.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 17, 2022
AuREUS solar panels made from recycled food waste generate energy without sunlight
Fossil fuels continue to account for over 81% of global energy production and global supplies of gas and oil will deplete by 2060.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2022
MIT researchers made implantable batteries lighter, safer and 50% longer lasting
Pacemakers and other medical devices, as well as long-distance drones and remote sensors, would require fewer battery replacements.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 6, 2022
Revolutionary solar harvesting system can generate power 24 hours a day
The great inventor Thomas Edison once said, “So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance."


Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2022
Flexible thermoelectric generator efficiently converts wasted heat to electricity
The energy systems that power our lives also produce wasted heat—like heat that radiates off hot water pipes in buildings and exhaust pipes.


Joseph Shavit
Oct 31, 2022
Quantum charging cuts electric vehicle charging time from 10 hours to 3 minutes
The electric car market is one of the most rapidly growing sectors, and it helped propel Elon Musk to become the wealthiest man in the world


Joseph Shavit
Oct 29, 2022
Charging cars at home at night is wrong, according to Stanford research
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. We’re doing it wrong, according to study


Joseph Shavit
Oct 22, 2022
Groundbreaking battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were immediately acclaimed because they promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.


Joseph Shavit
Oct 21, 2022
Breakthrough solid state lithium metal EV battery charges in just 15 minutes
By using a solid electrolyte instead of the typical liquid solution, solid-state batteries can store considerably more energy by weight.


Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2022
Rooftop solar cells can save the planet in an unexpected way - water conservation
Electricity-generating rooftop solar cells not only save on planet-warming carbon emissions, they also save a significant amount of water.


Joseph Shavit
Oct 15, 2022
17-year-old develops award-winning, Earth-friendly, electric motor
I have a natural interest in electric motors. With that sustainability issue, I wanted to tackle it, and try and design a different motor.

Joseph Shavit
Oct 15, 2022
Researchers generate 1000x more power from solar panels
Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials.


Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2022
Breakthrough paves way for 10-minute charge time for a typical EV battery
EV batteries need to overcome two major drawbacks: they are too slow to recharge and too large to be efficient and affordable.


Joseph Shavit
Oct 6, 2022
New type of solar harvesting system can generate power 24 hours a day
Researchers developed a new type of solar energy harvesting system that breaks the efficiency record of all existing technologies.


Joseph Shavit
Oct 5, 2022
First-ever graphene circuit generates limitless power from thermal motion
Physicists have successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current
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